026: Five Trade-offs of Long-Term Singular Focus

Free Time with Jenny Blake

How long does it take to write a book? That depends: how much else are you juggling? Today I'm sharing five major trade-offs from dedicating my time almost exclusively to writing for these first seven months of 2021. I wrapped final edits just yesterday, and the book goes into typesetting (page layout) next!

Singular focus is "the ability to concentrate exclusively on a single task without distraction." I call that short-term singular focus. In this episode we're talking about long-term singular focus: eliminating distraction to focus on one project to the exclusion of just about all else.

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📘 Books Mentioned: Pivot, Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business, Essentialism

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